Every girl's got one - that old boyfriend they never quite fell out of love with ...Tessa Hamilton's thirty, with a lovely husband and home, two adorable kids, and not a care in the world. Sure her husband ogles the nanny more than she should allow. And keeping up with the Joneses is a full-time occupation. But she's settled and happy. No seven-year itch for Tessa. Except at the back of her mind is Patrick Cameron. Gorgeous, moody, rebellious, he's the boy she met when she was seventeen. The boy her vicar father told her she couldn't see and who left to go to Italy to paint. The boy she's not heard from in twelve long years. And now he's back. Questioning every choice, every decision she's made since Patrick left, Tessa is about to risk her family and everything she has become to find out whether she did the right thing first time round ...
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"'Alliott's joie de vivre is irresistible' - Daily Mail; 'You're in for a treat' - The Express"
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Catherine Alliott is the author of twelve bestselling novels including A Rural Affair, One Day in May and The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton. She lives with her family in Hertfordshire.
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A Good Man is Hard to Find,
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I liked this author's book A Married Man so much that I ordered The Real Thing and several more of her titles from Amazon UK. This book was a fun read and the settings give the reader a glimpse of a different way of life. I think a bit more editing would have helped the plot flow more smoothly, but the story of old love vs new love, family secrets revealed and the likable characters made it worth reading.
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Loved the book and the characters. A little disappointed in the ending as far as Patrick goes. To suddenly make him "like his father" was a cop out since he had shown no signs prior to that point.
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Rooting against the heroine,
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I have enjoyed other books by this author but the main character in this one is a selfish, childish brat. I wish I had given up at the beginning but I read on hoping the heroine would learn and grow. She didn't. By the end of the book I was actively rooting against her. Unfortunately she did not get hit by a bus.
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